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Eli Manning was the first pick to go in the 2004 NFL draft to the San Diego Chargers. Later in the Draft the Chargers traded Eli Manning to the giants for Philip Rivers who was picked 4th overall.
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Andre Sommersell, selected by the Raiders.
In the 2003 NFL season, four teams (Chargers, Raiders, Cardinals, Giants) wound up tied for the worst record at 4-12. A tie breaker was needed to determine in which order these teams would draft and the first tie breaker that is used is strength of schedule for the previous season. The team that played the schedule of teams that had the combined lowest winning percentage would select first and the team that played the schedule of teams that had the combined highest winning percentage would select fourth. The Chargers played teams that had a combined record of 106-102 (.510 winning percentage), the Raiders 109-99 (.524 winning percentage), the Cardinals 113-95 (.543 winning percentage), and the Giants 115-93 (.553 winning percentage). Since the combined winning percentage of teams the Giants played was the highest of the four teams tied, they selected fourth in the 2004 NFL draft. The Chargers selected first, the Raiders second, and the Cardinals third.
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Eli Manning of the University of Mississippi. He announced before the draft that he would not sign with the Chargers, so San Diego traded his rights to the New York Giants.
Eli Manning was selected number one in the 2004 NFL Draft..2004 was his first year as a pro
Willie Parker was not selected in the NFL draft. He signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004.
Eli Manning was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2004. Later in the draft the New York Giants traded their rookie QB, Phillip Rivers with Eli Manning and the chargers. So Eli Manning went to the Giants. Phillip Rivers went to the Chargers
Eli Manning was originally drafted by the Chargers in the 2004 draft (first round overall pic, but was traded during the draft to New York for their fourth overall pick (which turned out to be Phil Rivers), a third round pick in that draft, and the Giants first and fifth round picks in the 2005 draft. For all they asked for, personally I think San Diego screwed up. Although drafted in 2004, he didn't become the Giants starting quarterback until the 2005 season, after Kurt Warner voided the last year of his contract (oh well..). The rest is NFL history.
Eli Manning is the son of NFL great Archie Manning.
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